Your kids will love to create these easy Mother’s Day crafts for their mom. From unique papercrafts to fun art projects, your child will be so proud to give their handmade gift.

Mother’s Day Crafts

Some of my favorite gifts that I’ve received from my kids are homemade ones. And some of the gifts my kids make are a little rough.

We like to create crafts that let your child explore their creativity while still having an end product that mom will love to display.

Kids love to give their fun crafts. These Mother’s Day crafts make fantastic gifts.

From amazing heart crafts to creative flower crafts and some unique art projects. You’ll find a project for preschoolers and for the older kids.

Some of the crafts below can be used to make adorable Mother’s Day cards. And if you need a bit more guidance, you can grab our printable template.

The teachers at my children’s school have always come up with the most amazing gift ideas. We made sure that most of these crafts use inexpensive supplies. So that teachers can create gifts as a May classroom activity.

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Craft supplies for diy mother’s day gifts

These craft supplies are perfect for crafting with young kids. While not each of them is used in the crafts below, they are all staples in our craft bin. If you don’t have any on hand, that might be ok. Take a look at the craft first to see whether or not you need them.

• Construction Paper – One of our favorite craft supplies
• Pipe Cleaners – You can make so many items with this supply.
• Cardboard – Perfect for using up all those boxes you get in the mail!
• Cupcake Liners – They come in every color of the rainbow, and then some!
• Craft Sticks or popsicle sticks – A classic staple, use them in your craft or to mix paint.
• Paper plates – This party supply is perfect for crafting. They also make great inexpensive paint pallets. Don’t forget to tape them down!
• Crayons – Use them for coloring or melting, the possibilities are endless.
• Kid-Friendly paint – Kids love to get messy! Check out our favorite tips for painting with young children.
• Mason Jar – This popular craft supply can be filled or decorated.
• Googly Eyes – You can literally add them to any project and it instantly becomes cuter.
• Tissue Paper – We always have this on hand. Buy it new or use or save it from birthday parties and holidays.

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Crafts for mom

These handmade gifts from kids are great for Mother's Day, Christmas, Valentine's Day, her birthday, or any day when kids want to share how special their mommy is.

Cardboard Hearts

Use up your pile of Amazon boxes for a gift. These cardboard hearts can be used as decoration and is great for kids of all ages.

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Printable Bookmarks

Kids can color in these free bookmarks as a great gift idea. Sign up for our email list and receive these for free. Or you can purchase them from our Etsy shop!

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Printable Mother's Day Card and Tags

Hit the easy button by printing out these gift tags and Mother's Day cards. Perfect for any last-minute gifting.

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Decorated Terracotta Pots

For the mom who loves her plants. Use melted crayons to create unique pots. This one is especially perfect for older kids who can be cautious with things that are hot enough to melt crayons. This is definitely one of our favorite Mother's day crafts.

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Pressed flowers

Kids can pick flowers, press them, and then put them in a picture frame to give their mom flowers that will last. It's a great way for kids to be involved in the entire process!

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Bubblewrap Flower Hearts

Use bubble wrap to create a unique Mother's Day Card. Finish it off with something simple like "Happy Mother's Day"!

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Construction Paper 3D Heart Craft 

Melt mom's heart with this fun and unique construction papercraft. Every time you incorporate a 3D effect into a craft kids go crazy! And we do too if we're being honest.

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Pastels heart art 

This fun art project is perfect for decorating a card. Use simple pastels and a heart template to create a stunning effect. Plus it's super easy for younger children to accomplish.

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Ombre handprint craft

Capture little handprints with an art project that moms will want to hang in their home. With each row of handprints, the paint gets darker giving it the ombre look. Use painter's tape to tape off the first initial of your child's name to give it even more of a personalized touch.

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Sun Faded Art

Use the sun to create messages to mom with this simple construction papercraft. Not only are kids creating a fun gift for mom, but they are also learning about the effects of the sun! It's always a win-win when you can sneak education into crafting.

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Mess-Free Glitter Flower

Use glitter without all the mess and paint flowers on a cute card. Use the glitter to create sparkly flower petals that really shimmer on the handmade card.

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Egg Carton Flower Magnets

These magnets make fantastic gifts for moms. Now your kids can use magnets that they made to hang up the artwork that they make in the future! Functional crafting for the win!

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Tissue paper flowers

This colorful spring craft is great for decorating on Mother's day. Use up some toilet paper rolls and stuff them with tissue paper. You could even combine them to make a cute mobile craft.

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Ombre Bookmarks

This gift idea is perfect for the mom who loves to read. The art project is perfect for young children. Then you can cut them apart and give them as bookmarks. Make them in your mom's favorite color and she'll see them every time she picks up her book.

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Painted Dry Bean Mosaic

This craft was created for Father's Day, but with a simple adjustment, it's great for moms too! Plus it sneaks in some much-needed fine motor skill-building. Use any color you want to create this unique Mother's Day gift.

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Heart Painted Rocks

Kids love to paint rocks. And this craft is perfect for kids to create. Moms can use them as decorations or paperweights.

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Cardboard Heart Decorations

These cardboard heart decorations are perfect for a kids art project.

Use them to decorate your classroom or playroom. They are great for preschoolers and kindergarteners.

You could also attach them to a heavy piece of cardstock for a unique Valentine’s Day card or Mother’s Day gift.

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Tips for making this cardboard heart:

• Depending on your child’s age and skill level, you may have to cut the heart out of the cardboard ahead of time.
• You can punch a hole in these to hang them for decoration.
• You can write a message on the backside to give to someone special.
• Use them to decorate a large card for Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day.

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Cardboard Hearts

Print

Create beautiful cardboard hearts for a fun afternoon craft!

Prep Time 1 minute

Active Time 10 minutes

Total Time 11 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

• Cardboard
• Paint (any color)

Tools

• Scissors
• Paintbrush

Instructions

1. Start by cutting your cardboard into a heart shape.
2. Using the back end of the paintbrush poke holes in the heart.
3. Using your brush, pry off the top layer of the cardboard.Once you get it started it can be removed by pulling it off with your fingers.
4. You can also remove some of the top layers near the edges.
5. Once you are happy with the design it is time to start painting!
6. Start with the flat surfaces of your heart.
7. Next, paint all of the lines exposed from removing the top layer.

More heart crafts you will love!

• Bubble Wrap Hearts – This unique art project uses bubble wrap to create hearts.
• Heart painted rocks – A rock painting project that is perfect for kids of all ages.
• Heart Suncatchers – Hang them in your window to inspire love all year long!

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Art with Bubble Wrap

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and all the heart crafts are showing up on Pinterest and Facebook.

I love this bubble wrap craft idea because it’s pretty open-ended. Kids of all skill levels can create something beautiful!

Plus, they can be used for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s day, and more!

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Tips for making this heart art.

• You could easily do these hearts on a larger scale!
• Acrylic paint dries pretty fast.
• You can save the cutting out of the hearts for when the paint is drying if you need to save time.
• If you don’t have pallet knives, use thick pieces of cardboard.
• This project can get messy! We recommend creating outdoors or in a space where the mess won’t be an issue.
• Acrylic paint can ruin clothes. Make sure kids are wearing appropriate painting clothes.

How to make these bubble wrap crafts for preschoolers

Below is our step by step tutorial for creating this heart bubble wrap idea. Feel free to print it for easy reference.

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Bubble Wrap Heart Art

Print

Use this fun printing technique to create fun Valentine's Day Art!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 5 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

• Wax Paper
• Acrylic Paint
• 2 Sheets of White Cardstock
• Bubble Wrap

Tools

• Paper Cutter
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Pallet Knife
• Glue Stick
• Paint Pen or Markers (optional)

Instructions

1. Start by cutting both sheets of your paper into 1/4ths. Then draw hearts onto 4 of your pieces. You will not see your pencil lines in the end so there is no need to erase any mistakes.
2. Then pinch the center of your heart to snip a starting point. Continue to cut out the center of the heart. Again, you will not see your lines so don't worry if any of them show. Place your hearts off to the side, with your 4 plain sheets of cardstock.
3. Next, on a sheet of wax paper, squirt out a few stripes of your acrylic paint colors. You will want at least 2. Make sure they are colors that will blend well.
4. Use a pallet knife to spread out the paint into an even layer at least the size of your quarter sheet of paper.
5. Cut a piece of bubble wrap slightly smaller than your paper. Place it bubble side down on the paint and press down.
6. Now move the bubble wrap paint side down to a plain sheet of your cardstock.
7. Peel the bubble wrap back off to reveal your print!Continue this on each sheet of plain cardstock. You should easily get 4 with the same paint and bubble wrap.
8. Once your pattern has dried attach the cut hearts on top using glue. Be sure to add the glue to the side of the heart where any pencil marks have been made.
9. Trim off any uneven edges on your design.
10. Last, you can add names or messages onto your hearts.

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More heart art projects you will love!

• Cardboard Hearts – Use up that stack of Amazon boxes with this fun heart art project.
• Heart Wands – 3D heart wands that kids can play with after they are finished creating.
• Heart Rocks – These fun painted rocks are great for gifts, hiding, and decorating!

When to make bubble wrap hearts

Sometimes you see a craft and think, oh that’s cute! But then you don’t know when you will make it. Here are some ideas for this fun art project!

• Let your kids pass them out at their Valentine’s Day class party.
• Paint them during a holiday party.
• Gift them to grandparents, on Mother’s Day, or Father’s Day.
• Hang them around your playroom.
• Send them to a local hospital to cheer someone up.
• Decorate your bulletin board.

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Rainbow Paper Flowers

Cutting, punching, threading, folding – this simple paper craft contains so many benefits for fine motor skill development. The best part, your preschoolers or kindergarteners will not even know they work on their fine motor skills! For them, this will be a fun and interesting craft!

Rainbow crafts that are perfect for kids of all ages!

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Supplies for these easy paper flowers

• Construction Paper (Rainbow Colors)
• Paper Cutter
• Pipe Cleaners
• Hole Punch
• Scissors

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How to make paper flowers and build fine motor skills for preschoolers

Using a paper cutter, cut 0.5-inch wide paper strips. You will need at least one paper strip from each of the colors of the rainbow to make a single flower.

Pick all the paper strips and align them. Punch a hole on each end through all the stacked paper strips making sure holes are aligned on individual paper strips. 

Take a pipe cleaner, fold it in half. Flatten a little piece in the middle of the pipe cleaner to form an end of the stem. It will help stop the paper strips from sliding to the end of the pipe cleaner. 

Slide the pipe cleaner through both holes of each paper strip. Start with orange and follow the order of the colors on the rainbow until you finish threading all paper strips. 

Related Craft: Don’t miss our most popular rainbow paper flower!

Use one half of the pipe cleaner to form a flower’s receptacle. Wrap the pipe cleaner around the bottom of the flower and flatten as you go. 

Using paper strips in different length, you can create differently sized rainbow flowers. For smaller flowers, use shorter paper strips. For bigger paper flowers, use longer paper strips. 

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Tulips!

Tulips are my favorite flower. When they start popping up, I know that winter is officially gone and spring is here!

I’ve never grown them myself, but my neighbor has a row of them in front of a cute white picket fence and I love driving by them. I usually can’t resist buying a bouquet from the store and I try to keep the flowers alive as long as I can.

Since my thumb is pretty brown, I have to create my tulip collection the crafty way. I know my kiddos will want to join in the fun, so I searched for a collection of tulips that my preschooler and kindergartener would love to create.

From amazing 3D paper flowers to no-mess glitter art projects, this collection of tulip arts and crafts are perfect for a class project, and an afternoon of crafting, or learning about flowers!

Seriously, what could be better than filling your home with tulip crafts?

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Paper Tulips

Create beautiful paper tulips with these tutorials. From 3D paper flowers to projects that will make amazing Mother’s day cards. You’ll find fun papercraft for your kiddo.

Paper Straw Tulips // I Heart Crafty Things
These accordion paper tulips were all over Facebook last year! They are quick, easy, and have a major wow factor!

Tulip Card // Easy Peasy and Fun (pictured)
This paper flower unfolds into a fun card that’s perfect for Mother’s Day!

Origami Tulip // Red Ted Art
Create amazing origami with this step by step tutorial!

Toilet Paper Roll Flowers // The Best Ideas for Kids (pictured)
Create with toilet paper rolls and some paper with this fun kids craft!

3D Paper Tulips // I Heart Crafty Things (pictured)
Create amazing art that pops off the page with this papercraft!

Folded Paper Tulips // Krokotak (pictured)
These folded paper flowers would make lovely mother’s day gifts!

Tulip in a Heart Card // Easy Peasy and Fun
A 3D flower inside a heart card. What mom wouldn’t love this!

Chocolate 3D Paper Tulips // Frog Prince Paperie
This 3D papercraft is for the more advanced kiddos, the hidden candy inside makes it a perfect Mother’s day gift!

Tulip Crafts for kids

This collection of tulip crafts for kids is perfect for an afternoon of spring crafting. Hang them around your classroom or give them to someone you love!

Yarn Wrapped Tulips // School Time Snippets (pictured)
Kids will be creating a fun craft while working on their fine motor skills!

Plastic Spoon Tulips // Kid Friendly Things To Do (pictured)
Create fun plastic flowers with spoons!!

Tulip Suncatchers // And Next Comes L
Nothing says spring like flowers hanging in a window! This classic craft is perfect!

Pipe Cleaner Tulips // One Little Project (pictured)
Grab your stash of pipe cleaners and follow this tutorial to create amazing flowers!

Egg Carton Tulips // Munchkin Time
We love a craft that has us using up our recycle stash!

Sequin Suncatchers // No Time for Flashcards
These suncatchers shimmer in the windows! A fun craft for a spring afternoon.

Tulip Name Puzzle // How Wee Learn
I love using construction paper to create mosaic crafts and this egg craft is no exception!

Plastic Egg Tulips // Designer Daddy (pictured)
Don’t throw out your plastic eggs! Use them to create fun flowers instead!

Tulip Coloring Page // BrighterSidesDesign Etsy Shop
Perfect for a spring coloring session!

Tulip Art Projects

Break out the paints and let’s create some lovely tulip art projects. It’s amazing the different ways you can create a tulip!

Mess-Free Glitter Tulips // Twitchetts (pictured)
All the fun of glitter, without the mess. These glitter flowers are a fun art project for kids.

Tulip Painted Rocks // Rock Painting 101 (pictured)
Learn how to draw a tulip and create a beautiful painted rock in one project.

Tulip Salt Art // Crafty Morning (pictured)
I love how salt reacts with watercolors. See how beautiful this art project is!

Field of Tulips Art // Projects with Kids
Using Q-tip art, you can create a beautiful painting of a field of spring flowers!

Tulip Potato Printing // Learning and Exploring Through Play
Grab a stash of potatoes and let’s start stamping! This classic art project is perfect for kids of all ages!

Paper Tube Tulip Art // A Glimpse Inside
Use your stash of paper tubes to create a fun 3D art project!

Fork Tulip Painting // Fun Littles
Find a three-pronged fork and let’s create some art!

Painted Fork Tulips // Preschool Activities (pictured)
Who knew that painting plastic forks could look so much like a spring flower? Amazing!

Block Printed Tulips // The House That Lars Built
Print onto napkins or towels with this fun art project!

We’re in tulip heaven with this collection of arts and crafts for kids. I can’t wait to have a living room decorated with these fun spring ideas!

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3D Valentine’s Day Card

Everyone loves the feeling of getting something in the mail! To get something special mixed in with all the blah we usually receive can really brighten our day! We wanted to create a template to help your kiddos create a fun and unique card to send out to those they love. They can pick from different backgrounds and create them so many different ways.

Supplies for A Construction Paper Heart Valentine

• Template.
• Paper. White Cardstock, Colored Cardstock, Construction Paper, or Plain Printer Paper!
• Scissors.
• Glue Stick.
• Markers, Crayons, or Colored Pencils.

How to make these homemade Valentines:

To create your card first pick from one of the 4 background template choices. Some would work for Valentines Day cards. Others you can use through the year for Mother’s Day, Grandparent’s Day, or just to send out something special! You have a lot of different options on how you can create your hearts. Take a peek at the video below to see them all! Once you decide on your hearts, you can choose from a colored template or a blank one that your child can decorate, cut all 4 out.

Then glue your largest heart over the dotted heart on the template.

Fold each of the smaller hearts in half, the design or color on the inside.

Starting with the smallest heart add glue to the seem. Press lightly so the glue goes up the sides a bit.

Place that heart inside the fold of the next size up.

Next, add the glue to the seem of that heart and add to your last folded heart.

Fold and crease your card template in half.

Then add all of your hearts inside the big heart, using glue on the seem again.

Fold and press the seam for at least 10 seconds. Open, fluff your hearts, and allow to dry completely.

These cards are so sweet to pass out and are sure to brighten anyone’s day!  Grab your template here!

Pin this DIY card to your favorite Pinterest board.

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Paper Heart Crafts

This time of year it seems that heart crafts are everywhere! Since we know how much our readers love construction paper crafts, we thought we would find some amazing paper heart crafts for you to enjoy! These crafts come from some of our favorite bloggers.  From 3D heart art to LOVEly wreaths made of hearts, we know you will find an amazing craft for your kid to create. Enjoy!

Spinning Rainbow Heart Mobile // Twitchetts

Paper Heart Garand // The Gracious Wife

Paper Heart Wreath // Hello, Wonderful

Alphabet Heart // I Heart Crafty Things

Woven Hearts // Blue Barn Living for Red Ted Art

Paper Heart Chain // Aunt Annie’s Crafts

3D Paper Heart Craft // Easy Peasy and Fun

Heart Math Puzzle // Kid Steam Lab

Heart Dinosaur Craft // Housing A Forest

Paper Towel Stained Glass Art // Simple Fun For Kids

More Heart Inspiration: Over 20 Heart Art Projects

Heart Caterpillar // Crafty Morning

Heart Man Craft // The Resourceful Mama

Hole Punch Hearts // No Time For Flashcards

Paper Heart Mobile // Buggy and Buddy

Heart Corner Bookmark // Red Ted Art

STEAM Building Structures with Paper Hearts // Buggy and Buddy

Show Us Your Art Project // Make It Your Own

3d Heart Penguin craft // Non-Toy Gifts

Painted Paper Hearts // Twitchetts

Which of these fun paper heart crafts will you complete first? I love that so many of them can be done with just a few supplies. And lots of them can be used to create a fun card.

If you loved this collection of heart craft projects, you’ll love these 20+ heart art projects for kids! They are perfect for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or any day of the year! (really, my kids don’t need an excuse to make a heart craft, do yours?)

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Construction Paper Flowers Made From Hearts

We have made quite a few different construction paper flowers in the past. This one is perfect to make for someone you love! Make one, two, or a whole bouquet using our template and these easy instructions. My daughter loved the sparkly pipe cleaners. They give the flowers that something extra!

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Supplies for 3D paper flowers:

• Template.
• Construction Paper.
• Pipe cleaners. We used fun sparkle ones!
• Scissors.
• Hole Punch.

How to make flowers from paper hearts:

Check out these step by step instructions to create construction paper flowers.  Then you can watch it all in action in the video below.

Print your template right onto the color you want to use or on white and color in. Then cut out each shape and punch the hole in the center.

Next, grab a pipe cleaner and bend it about 1.5″ down at a 90-degree angle.

Twist the pipe cleaner around to create a circle. This will be the center of your flower.

Related Craft: Painted Paper Hearts

Starting with your smallest heart petals lace on 2 of each petal size.

Next, add the medium petals followed by the large petals.

When you have your second large petal on, bend the pipe cleaner on the bottom side to secure the petals tight.

Rotate and position your petals until you like the look and give the pipe cleaner one more pinch.

Don’t forget to grab the template here!

Place these adorable flowers in cards, on the walls as decoration, or hand out to loved ones.

Pin this to your favorite Pinterest board!

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Heart Art Projects for Kids

Are you looking for some amazing heart art projects? Well, look no further!  We’ve found some lovely creations (pun intended), for your kiddos to create.  These beautiful projects are perfect for decorating your classroom, giving to loved ones, or passing out on Valentine’s Day.  They would make amazing Mother’s Day gifts too! So which one will you create first?

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Amazing Valentine’s Day Art

These projects would be lovely for a Valentine’s Day art project!

Press Painted Heart Bookmarks // Twitchetts

Easy Heart Button Art // The Frugal Navy Wife

Washi Tape Heart // Kids Activities Blog

Fizzing Heart Art // The Pinterested Parent

Felt Heart Garland // The Gracious Wife

Shaving Cream Heart Art // Hello, Wonderful

Heart Sun Catchers // Kids Craft Room

Paper Plate Heart Sewing // Red Ted Art

Painted Newspaper Puffy Heart Craft // I Heart Crafty Things

Fluffy Heart Art // Fantastic Fun and Learning

Tissue Paper Paper Plate Valentine Heart // The Kindergarten Connection

Get Inspired: Creative Painting Techniques for Kids

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

We can’t let Valentine’s Day have all the fun, Moms would love to receive any of these art projects!

Soft Pastel Hearts // Twitchetts

Simple Heart Craft for Preschoolers // Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

Jewelled Heart Suncatchers // Kids Craft Room

Antiqued Wooden Heart // Fireflies and Mud Pies

Marbled Paper Hearts // The Art Kit Blog

Kandinsky Inspired Heart Art // Arty Crafty Kids

Cotton Ball Heart Painting // Sunshine Whispers

Abstract Heart Art // Nurture Store

Straw Blown Hearts // The Imagination Tree

No Sew Heart Pillow // Krokotak

Sharpie and Alcohol Valentines // Happy Hooligans

Embroidery Kit for Beginners // GurleyGirlBoutique on Etsy

Upcycled Tissue Paper Heart // Twitchetts

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Now they might seem painted in the picture, but they aren’t… we use a technique was adapted from a classic. Melted crayon rocks. If you aren’t familiar with this craft, check it out here on Red Ted Art. I made one of these rocks for my dad when I was little. He still proudly displays it!!

Supplies for Decorated Terracotta Pots:

• Terracotta Pots…. whatever size or shape you want!
• Crayons. You will need to peel them.
• Cooling rack or hot pad.
• Foil.
• Paper bag or cardstock.
• Extra hot pot holder or kitchen towel.
• A clear coat spray paint.
• Clothes Pins. These are optional, but I really think they work great!

Making your Mother’s Day flower pots

Start by putting a layer of foil on your oven rack, add your terracotta pots, and preheat your oven to 350 degrees. While your oven and pots are heating up you can pick your crayon colors and remove the wrappers. Set up your workspace with a cooling rack or hot pad. Place a paper bag or a sheet of cardstock on top. Use the clothespins to hold the crayons.
The clothespins keep your kid’s fingers a little further from the pot. Like I said not necessary, but we found this very helpful. Once the oven gets up to the temperature set a timer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, turn off your oven. Using a hot pad remove only the pot you will be working on. Draw on the pot with your crayons!***Warning:  These pots are hot.  I held the pot for all of my kids just to help supervise and make sure they didn’t actually reach out and touch it!***

The crayon will melt instantly while drawing on the pot. They can swirl the colors around and mix the colors. All sorts of different creations can be made. Kids will love watching the crayons melt. These will stay Hot for a few minutes. Once they have cooled completely, spray the decorated terracotta pots with a clear coat to keep them from smearing.
Fill your pots and they are ready to be gifted!

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